Alex Zimmerman

Alex Zimmerman

Reporter, Chalkbeat New York

Alex Zimmerman joined the Chalkbeat team in 2016. Before that, he was a staff writer at the Pittsburgh City Paper and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Village Voice, Vice and Atlas Obscura. Alex can be reached at azimmerman@chalkbeat.org

Samuels led on school integration and a previous effort to scale back gifted programs, initiatives Mamdani wants to revive.

The bills come after a Chalkbeat investigation found that NYC schools routinely ignore rules that are supposed to protect students with disabilities from lengthy suspensions.

The 10-hour training course includes video from three New York City public school classrooms about how to use the science of reading in practice.

A miscommunication to principals implied students caught with items like pepper spray and scissors would be arrested, sparking confusion on some campuses.

The current chancellor, a former chancellor, and others with deep ties to New York could be in the running.

Some parent groups are pushing Mamdani to consult families and educators before he makes a final decision about who should run the nation’s largest school system.

Mayor Eric Adams has lost control of New York City’s school board. He no longer has a majority of appointees, and members have rejected several proposals recently.

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